A patient is given the wrong blood transfusion, resulting in a severe reaction from which the patient nearly died. This is an example of which of the following?
A. root-cause analysis
B. enterprise risk management
C. sentinel event
D. serious incident
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
While treating a patient involved in a shooting at the patient's vacation home, which of the following actions may interfere with the investigation of a crime scene?
A) Using the patient's phone B) Moving the patient C) Using the bathroom D) All of the above
Which of the following can lead to a diabetic coma?
a. Hyperglycemia b. Hypothyroidism c. Hypomobility d. Hyperpituitarism
Capitation is best described as
a. monthly lump sum payment regardless of utilization b. monthly lump sum payment regardless of cost c. fixed monthly fee per member d. payments capped to a maximum cost for delivering services
A 49-year-old male with AIDS presents with fever, sepsis, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Blood cultures drawn demonstrate a fusiform gram-negative rod after five days of incubation
The organism grows on sheep blood and chocolate agars after 48 hours incubation in a carbon dioxide atmosphere. It proves to be oxidase and catalase positive. What information in the patient history could help correlate the source of this organism with its identification? A) History of alcoholism or homelessness B) Recent dental manipulation C) History of exposure to animals D) Recent travel history